 | State of Wisconsin Military Index |  |
Wisconsin People In Military Actions Civil War  | Spanish-American War | World War I | World War II |
| Korean War | Vietnam War  | | Afghanistan/Iraq |
Wisconsin Service Members on Active Duty
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin, Sunday, May 30, 2004
Source: Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, May 2004
Wisconsin residents who served on active duty
during declared wars and officially designated periods of hostilities:
| Military Action | Dates of U. S. involvement | Number served | Number killed |
| Civil War | 1861-1865 | 91,379 | 12,216 |
| Spanish-American War | 1898 | 5,469 | 134 |
| World War I | 1917-18 | 122,215 | 3,932 |
| World War II | 1941-45 | 332,200 | 8,390 |
| Korean War | 1950-53 | 132,000 | 729 |
| Vietnam War | 1964-73 | 165,400 | 1,239 |
| Lebanon/Grenada | 1982-84, 1983 | 400 | 1 |
| Operation Just Cause, Panama | 1989-90 | 520 | 1 |
| Operation Desert Shield & Desert Storm | 1990-91 | 10,400 | 11 |
| Somalia | 1992-94 | 426 | 2 |
| Bosnia/Kosovo | 1995-2003 | 678 | NA |
| Operation Enduring Freedom | 2001-present (May 30, 2004) | NA | 1 |
| Operation Iraqi Freedom | 2003-present (May 30, 2004) | NA | 18 |
Note: What struck me was that Wisconsin lost 12,216 men in the Civil War,
240 less than in the next 3 wars - Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II.
Civil War
Civil War Regiments and Soldiers Wisconsin Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients Civil War Burials in Clark County Spanish-American War
Wisconsin War with Spain Medal of Honor Recipients World War I
WWI Roll of Honor from the book, "The 32nd Division In The World War 1917-1919"completed
World War II
Wisconsin World War II Honor Roll 1941-1945
National World War II Data at Genealogy Trails which includes links to other states data
Military Record of James W. Gropp, Sauk County
Wisconsin World War II Honor Roll 1941-1945| World War II Army Enlistments | |||||||||||||
| County | All Years | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | Limited Service | Reserve Corps | Conscientious Objectors |
| Clark | | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | | | |
| Columbia | | none | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | none | Reserve Corps | none |
| Dane | | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | | | |
| Jefferson | | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | | | |
| Ozaukee | | ||||||||||||
| Rock | | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | | | |
| St. Croix | | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | | | |
| Vilas | | ||||||||||||
National World War II Data at Genealogy Trails which includes links to other states data Military Record of James W. Gropp, Sauk CountyKorean War
Wisconsin Korean War Casualties Vietnam War
Wisconsin Vietnam War Casualties National Vietnam Data at Genealogy Trailscoming soon
Afghanistan/Iraq
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOMWisconsin Military Deaths from October 7, 2001 - February 28, 2009
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOMWisconsin Military Deaths March 19, 2003 - February 28, 2009
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